When I was a boy, my father often pulled me aside to convey lessons intended to build what we generally refer to as 'character'. Often his advice was very simple - work hard, think for yourself, do right by others - but I believe those lessons provided the foundation for everything that has followed in my life. Now that I'm a dad myself, I wanted to put them down in one place, ...(展开全部)

He’s the swashbuckling world traveler and legendary investor who made his fortune before he was forty. Now the bestselling author of A Bull in China, Hot Commodities , and Adventure Capitalist shares a heartfelt, indispensable guide for his daughters (and all young investors) to find success and happiness. In A Gift to My Children , Jim Rogers offers advice with his tradema...(展开全部)

A little boy is on a search for the perfect gift for his mother, navigating the streets of 1890s Vienna, meeting new people, and continuing to trade one gift for another.

In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed ...(展开全部)

In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed ...(展开全部)

萨曼•鲁西迪（1947— ），英国著名作家。生于印度孟买一个穆斯林家庭，在英国接受教育。一九七五年他的第一部小说出版，第二部小说《午夜之子》为他赢得了国际声誉。之后他的一系列作品深入探讨了历史和哲学问题，被称为“后殖民文学教父”。 鲁西迪目前共出版长篇小说十部、短篇小说集三部，另有两部儿童作品、一部回忆录及十余部非小说作品。代表作《午夜之子》《羞耻》《摩尔人的最后叹息》《小丑萨利玛》《她脚下的土地》《佛罗伦萨的女巫》等。

弗朗索瓦·芭布-高尔（Françoise Barbe-Gall），法国艺术史学者，在索邦大学与卢浮宫美术学院接受了完整的艺术史教育，之后成为艺术史教授。她排斥菁英主义，致力于为大众开启通往绘画艺术之门，为此创立了“如何欣赏画作协会”（CORETA），开办无数座谈会，并出版诸多相关著作，包括《艺术原来可以这样看》、《如何欣赏一幅画》、《了解画作的象征》等。

Anticipating how kids react to paintings by artists as diverse as Botticelli, Vermeer, Degas, Chagall, and Pollack, this resource for adults who want children to love and understand art prepares them for the types of questions kids ask. Providing parents and teachers with valuable tips for making any visit to a museum with children a success, this guide offers a great primer or...(展开全部)

◎ 作者简介 弗朗索瓦丝 • 芭布-高尔（Françoise Barbe-Gall），法国艺术史学者，卢浮宫学院当代艺术课程教师。曾在索邦大学与卢浮宫学院接受了完整的艺术史教育，于纽约大学巴黎校区、巴黎第三大学担任艺术史讲师，同时担任“如何欣赏画作协会”（CORETA）的长期管理者和讲师。她多次受邀担任美国、俄罗斯、法国等诸多博物馆顾问，并在世界各地多所学校举办讲座。曾出版《如何看一幅画》《读懂印象派》等多部艺术教育相关书籍，被译为多种语言。 ………………………… ◎ 译者简介 成砚，清华大学建筑设计及其理论专业博士，并在哈佛大学设计学院接受联合培养教育。师从中国勘察设计大师胡绍学与美国城市规划与建筑评论学家彼得 • 罗（Peter G. Rowe）。在建筑专业学习中看到更广阔的艺术世界，自得其乐、自享其美。 ………………………… ◎ 别册撰写者简介...(展开全部)

李利安·H.史密斯（Lillian H.Smith, 1887—1983） 加拿大学者，1912年起担任多伦多公立图书馆儿童部主任，终生投入发展儿童文学的事业中。她对儿童书籍的要求十分严格，为儿童选书也极审慎，毫不吝啬对优秀作品的赞扬，对拙劣之作则不予评论介绍。她不遗余力地培养新生力量，并在多伦多大学教育学院开设儿童文学讲座。在她的坚持与努力下，加拿大的儿童图书馆事业和儿童文学推广事业取得了飞速的发展。1953年，美国图书馆协会出版其著作《欢欣岁月》。为了表彰史密斯“鼓励热爱书籍与阅读的杰出工作”，1962年，美国图书馆协会为她颁发了最高荣誉“克拉伦斯·戴”奖。